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The 1987 Major League Baseball season ended with the American League Champion Minnesota Twins winning the World Series over the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals….four games to three….as all seven games were won by the home team….and we call that exciting around here where Sportsphiles live.

DOG ASIDE: I sincerely love the game of golf…..cuz a golf ball is the only size ball I can get in my mouth….so, I’ve played with golf balls for a long time….and I just love watching HUMANS chase the little white ball around….just like me…..and when it comes to golf the HUMAN style….there is no…

DOG ASIDE: At some point in the development of halftime shows on network sports television….the halftime became almost as important to viewers as the actual game….and in my lil ole Chiweenie humble opinion…..that point in time in the world of televised sports…..that halftime became a genre of its own….and to my way of thinking….that just…

DOG ASIDE: Stan Musial leads off Part 2 of Sports Illustrated’s 1985 Sportsman of the Year Award Show introduces the Detroit Tigers…who led MLB from the first day of the season to the last game of the World Series….with individual highlights of Dan Quisenberry, Don Mattingly, Tony Gwynn, Steve Garvey, Rick Sutcliffe, Bruce Sutter and…

DOG ASIDE: Part 1 of Sports Illustrated’s 1985 Sportman of the Year show with Host Merlin Olsen provides awesome highlights of great athletic achievement in the year 1985….including Chicago Bears Walter Payton breaking the NFL All Time rushing record…..Miami Dolphins QB Dan Marino….Charlie Joyner of the San Diego Chargers…..DE Mark Gastineau of the NY Jets….Lawrence…

DOG ASIDE: This video of the 1979 Muhammad Ali Indoor Track Meet features a world class 60m Dash line-up with Harvey Glance, Steve Williams, Clancy Edwards, Charlie Wells, Dwayne Evans, Steve Riddick, Houston McTear and Donald Quarrie…..with a new world indoor record of 6.74 seconds. Also on this video is the 800m with Mike Boyt,…

DOG ASIDE: As with everything in life….you can’t have a top….without having a bottom…..which proves to be true in sports also….for all the good that sports does in the world….for all the people who live and thrive because of the universe of sports…..there are also those who use sports as a venue to manifest the…

DOG ASIDE: Known as ‘The Ali’ by Track & Field enthusiasts of the day. The Muhammad Ali Invitational Track Meet started in 1979 in Long Beach, CA. The highlight was an 800-meter race that featured high-jumper Dwight Stones, former WBA heavyweight champ Jimmy Ellis, jockey Angel Cordero, and U.S. Senator Alan Cranston. Ali got involved in…

DOG ASIDE: During the mid-1980’s….Muhammad Ali was sponsoring the Muhammad Ali Invitational USA Indoor Track and Field Meet….and NBC SportWorld covered it for several years. In the 1985 Ali Invitational Meet…..many USA competitors at the top of the food chain in their particular track and field discipline would compete in this indoor event….as 1985 showcased…

I can tell you 2 things about Dick that most people don’t know !Number 1, He played his HS ball at Crane Tech. in Chicago, His collage ball at Ill. and his Pro Ball with the Bears. He never left the state ! Number 2, He was as famous in the city of Chicago in HS as he is now with all NFL fans !!O’yea, he has been married to his HS girl friend now for over 50 years. That’s a real tough guy fellas !!

Jim HARDY NFL – Monster of the Midway – Dick Butkus

Thank you i will check it out, I LOVE THE CLASSIC MLB GAMES, the 70&#39;s and 80&#39;s in my personal opinion were the golden days of Professional Baseball! i MISS THOSE DAYS!!

Kelle Johnson – Astros Vs Mets 1996

The Murmanschanns, what a duo, I remember them from this show, the Muppets, Sesame Street and other shows. They are the most unique mime artists to grace this Earth. I thought they were amazing and these two routines prove it.

Linda Key – Red Skelton Murmanchanns

+Imasportsphile III I only figured out he died from youtube and thanks to my grandfather I know who